Keydomar Vallenilla

Keydomar Giovanni Vallenilla Sánchez (born October 8, 1999 in La Guaira, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan weightlifter. In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2] A few months later, he won the bronze medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3][4]

Keydomar Vallenilla
Vallenilla in 2019
Personal information
Native nameKeydomar Giovanni Vallenilla Sánchez
NationalityVenezuelan
Born (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 [1]
La Guaira, Venezuela
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
CountryVenezuela
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Venezuela
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo96 kg
World Championships
2021 Tashkent 96 kg
Pan American Games
2019 Lima 96 kg
South American Games
2018 Cochabamba 85 kg
Pan American Championships
2021 Guayaquil 96 kg
2017 Miami 85 kg

Career

He won the bronze medal in the Clean & Jerk in the men's 89 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[5] He also won the bronze medal in the Snatch in the men's 89 kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.[6]

In 2019, he won the bronze medal in the men's 96 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[7]

Achievements
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2021 Tokyo, Japan96 kg172175177210215216387
Pan American Games
2019 Lima, Peru96 kg165169171200205207374

References
  1. https://www.elnacional.com/deportes/keydomar-vallenilla-corona-una-brillante-trayectoria-con-una-medalla-olimpica/
  2. Oliver, Brian (31 July 2021). "Weightlifter Meso wins Qatar's first ever Olympic gold medal". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 July 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Oliver, Brian (14 December 2021). "Weightlifting world record for Colombia's Paredes as Olympic champion Meso beaten". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 December 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. Etchells, Daniel (6 November 2018). "Russia win first medals of 2018 IWF World Championships as Okulov holds onto take double gold in men's 89kg". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  7. "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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